The Ultimate Harry Potter Quiz

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Question 1 of 57

Which Harry Potter word is now in the Oxford English Dictionary?

Hogwarts

Voldemort

Muggle

In 2003, the OED added "muggle," which the dictionary defines as "a person who possesses no magical powers ... a person who lacks a particular skill or skills, or who is regarded as inferior in some way."

Question 2 of 57

Who were Harry's parents?

Henry and Maggie Potter

William and Elizabeth Potter

James and Lily Potter

Harry's father was the wizard James Potter, and his mother, Lily, was a Muggle-born witch. They were killed by Voldemort when Harry was a baby.

Question 3 of 57

Who are the Muggle aunt and uncle that Harry must live with every summer?

Ned and Camilla Diddly

Ralph and Magnolia Dudley

Vernon and Petunia Dursley

Under Dumbledore's orders, Harry has to live with Vernon and Petunia Dursley (and their awful son, Dudley) when he isn't at Hogwarts.

Question 4 of 57

In order of birth, who are the seven Weasley siblings?

Percy, Bill, George, Charlie, Fred, Ron, Ginny

George, Fred, Percy, Bill, Charlie, Ron, Ginny

Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny

Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny are the children of Arthur and Molly Weasley.

Question 5 of 57

What are the three Unforgivable Curses?

Impedimenta, Incarcerous and Incendio

Avada Kedavra, Crucio and Imperio

The use of Avada Kedavra (the killing curse), Crucio (excruciating pain) and Imperio (which causes the victim to obey the spell-caster) are punishable by life in Azkaban.

Expelliarmus, Expecto Patronum and Diffindo

Question 6 of 57

Which of these Hogwarts professors teaches Transfiguration?

Snape

Sprout

McGonagall

In addition to her duties as head of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall teaches Transfiguration.

Question 7 of 57

At the end of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," which professor removes his turban to reveal Voldemort on the back of his head?

Quirrell

Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Quirinus Quirrell is revealed to be under Voldemort's control at the conclusion of the first book.

Lockhart

Snape

Question 8 of 57

Who first shows Harry the diary of Tom Riddle?

Moaning Myrtle

Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a former Hogwarts student who haunts the girls' bathroom, introduces Harry to the Tom Riddle diary.

Fawkes

Nearly Headless Nick

Question 9 of 57

Who was Tom Marvolo Riddle?

the ghost of Sirius Black

Harry's father

Voldemort

Tom Marvolo Riddle was the last descendant of Salazar Slytherin -- but also a half-blood -- who transformed himself into Voldemort. The name is an anagram of "I am Lord Voldemort."

Question 10 of 57

What's the only book in the Harry Potter series that doesn't feature Lord Voldemort?

The Sorcerer's Stone

The Prisoner of Azkaban

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" is the only one without He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. He's mentioned, of course, but he never actually shows up.

The Deathly Hallows

Question 11 of 57

Who was the Prisoner of Azkaban and was he guilty of the crime he was accused of committing?

James Potter, not guilty

Cornelius Fudge, guilty

Sirius Black, not guilty

Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of Peter Pettigrew. He escaped Azkaban by transforming into his dog animagus form, and he travelled to Hogwarts to commit the crime for which he was imprisoned.

Question 12 of 57

What Hogwarts student is killed in Little Hangleton graveyard at the end of "The Goblet of Fire"?

Draco Malfoy

Neville Longbottom

Cedric Diggory

Peter Pettigrew murders all-around good guy Cedric Diggory at the end of the fourth book in the series.

Question 13 of 57

Who was NOT a member of the Order of the Phoenix?

Mad-Eye Moody

Bellatrix Lestrange

Bellatrix Lestrange was a Death Eater and most certainly not a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Sirius Black

Question 14 of 57

Who kills Dumbledore at the end of "The Half-Blood Prince"?

Lucius Malfoy

Draco Malfoy

Snape

When Draco Malfoy fails to kill Dumbledore, Snape steps in and does the deed.

Question 15 of 57

How many copies did "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" sell the first day of its release in the U.S. and the U.K.?

5 million

8 million

11 million

The final Harry Potter book sold an astonishing 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release on July 21, 2007.

Question 16 of 57

What's the name of the fairy-tale book that Dumbledore bequeaths to Hermione in "The Deathly Hallows"? (JK Rowling later published the book.)

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Rowling originally published only seven leather-bound copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," but it was eventually released worldwide in December 2008.

The Tales of Crookshanks the Cat

The Tales of Gilderoy the Great

Question 17 of 57

In the epilogue to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," to whom is Harry married?

Hermione Granger

Ginny Weasley

Ginny Weasley captured Harry's heart in his 6th year at Hogwarts. They have three children together: James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. Hermione marries Ron.

Cho Chang

Question 18 of 57

Another tidbit offered in the final epilogue is that this former Hogwarts student is now teaching Herbology at his alma mater.

Luna Lovegood

Lavender Brown

Neville Longbottom

The hapless Neville Longbottom was given a happy ending as a Hogwarts professor.

Question 19 of 57

The first Harry Potter theme park opened in 2010. Where is it?

Kyoto, Japan

Birmingham, England

Orlando, Fla.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is the sixth island in Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla.

Question 20 of 57

In the first line of the first book of the Harry Potter series, we learn that Harry's aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, were proud to say that they were____________:

perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of No. 4, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious

proud winners of the best-kept suburban lawn competition

Question 21 of 57

In "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (Book 1), a magical creature named Fluffy guards a trapdoor. What kind of creature is Fluffy?

A Niffler, a cuddly creature that is a useful treasure detector

Acromantula, a gigantic black spider raised by Hagrid from infancy

A Hellhound, known in Book 1 as a "three-headed dog".

Fluffy is a huge, vicious three-headed dog who guards the sorcerer's stone. In exchange for a dragon egg, Hagrid tells a mysterious stranger he can get past Fluffy by playing a bit of music.

Question 22 of 57

The sorcerer's stone is an incredibly valuable magical item which provides immortality and unlimited wealth. Which item was NOT protecting its hiding place?

How did Harry retrieve the sorcerer's stone from the Mirror of Erised?

He broke the mirror fighting with Quirrell.

He looked into the mirror and felt the stone drop into his pocket.

The Mirror of Erised reflects nothing more or less than the deepest desire of a person's heart. Dumbledore bewitched the mirror to only reveal the sorcerer's stone to one who wanted to find the stone, but not use it.

He distracted Quirrell and quickly accessed a small hidden chamber in the mirror's lower frame.

Question 24 of 57

In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (Book 2), Harry receives a warning when a creature named Dobby smashes a pudding in the Dursley's house. What kind of creature is Dobby?

Goblin

House-Elf

Dobby, a house-elf belonging to the Malfoy family, visits Harry at the beginning of Book 2 to dissuade him from returning to Hogwarts. House-elves are small humanoid creatures who usually belong to wealthy Wizarding families.

Centaur

Question 25 of 57

Harry and Ron miss the train back to school in Book 2, so they fly to Hogwarts in Ron's dad's bewitched Ford Anglia instead. How does this misadventure end?

They land spectacularly on the front lawn at Hogwarts.

The car is spotted by Muggles up and down the countryside, and both Harry and Ron are disciplined by the Ministry of Magic.

They crash into the Whomping Willow.

The flying Ford Anglia malfunctions as it nears Hogwarts, and the boys crash into the Whomping Willow. The car ejects Harry, Ron and their luggage and flees to the forbidden forest, where it takes to trundling around like a wild animal.

Question 26 of 57

Hogwarts students are excited when Professor Lockhart starts a dueling club. At the first meeting, Harry unwittingly reveals a mysterious and rare ability. What is this ability?

Harry is a Horcrux.

Harry can cast a Patronus charm.

Harry can speak Parseltongue.

While dueling with Harry, Draco Malfoy conjures a snake. Harry immediately commands the snake not to attack. The whole school hears him speaking Parseltongue (snake language), an ability generally associated with dark wizards.

Question 27 of 57

Exceptionally handsome and infuriatingly arrogant, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart is a fraud and a disaster at almost all spells. There is one type of charm at which he excels, however. What is it?

memory charms

Lockhart used memory charms to bewitch local heroes so that he could claim their good deeds as his own. At the end of Book 2, he accidentally blasts himself with a powerful memory charm. As far as we know, he is still recuperating at St. Mungo's!

summoning charms

the immensely difficult Homorphus charm, which Lockhart used to defeat the Wagga Wagga werewolf

Question 28 of 57

In Book 2, Harry discovers a diary that used to belong to a Hogwarts student named Tom Riddle. According to the diary, which Hogwarts employee is the heir of Slytherin?

Hagrid

50 years before Harry's time at Hogwarts, a student named Tom Riddle caught a young Hagrid raising Aragog, a baby Acromantula, in a dungeon cupboard. Aragog was blamed for attacking several students. Hagrid was expelled and had his wand snapped in half.

McGonagall

Snape

Question 29 of 57

Hagrid was not, however, the heir of Slytherin. That person turned out to be Tom Marvolo Riddle himself, who came to be known by what name after he graduated from Hogwarts?

The Dark Lord

Voldemort

both of the above

Tom Marvolo Riddle was the last descendant of Salazar Slytherin. After leaving school, he sank deeply into the dark arts, transforming himself into Voldemort. Riddle's birth name is an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort."

Question 30 of 57

In "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (Book 3), Harry runs away from his aunt and uncle's home after accidentally ______________.

casting a Patronus charm

blowing his Aunt Marge up like a balloon

Loathsome Aunt Marge speaks disparagingly about Harry's dead parents, and Harry gets so angry that he does uncontrolled magic, blowing Aunt Marge up like a balloon.

Dropping a ton-tongue toffee that gets eaten by Dudley

Question 31 of 57

In Book 3, Harry nearly dies several times after catching a glimpse of which death omen?

the Grim

Harry fears he's seen a Grim, a large black dog that portends death. However, the dog turns out to be his Godfather Sirius Black in his animagus form.

the Werewolf

The Thestral

Question 32 of 57

Third-year students at Hogwarts get to do two things they weren't allowed to do previously. What are they?

visit Hogsmeade and become prefects

become prefects and start new subjects

start new subjects and visit Hogsmeade

Students with signed permission forms are allowed to visit Hogsmeade on select weekends. Third years also start new elective subjects. These can impact their career choices in later life.

Question 33 of 57

Hermione begs permission from Professor McGonagall to take an unusually heavy course load in her third year. What does McGonagall give her to help her get to all her classes?

Mandrake draught

A time-turner

McGonagall writes to the Ministry of Magic for permission to allow Hermione access to a time-turner, a small silver hourglass that enables Hermione to turn back time so that she can repeat hours and attend an excess of lessons.

Felix Felicis

Question 34 of 57

Harry and Ron each add only two classes to their course schedule: Care of Magical Creatures with Professor Rubeus Hagrid and Divination, with a professor who reminds Harry strongly of a "glittering insect". Who is the Hogwarts Divination professor?

Aurora Sinistra

Sibyll Trelawney

Divination is a very imprecise branch of magic, and true seers are rare. However, Divination professor Sibyll Trelawney turns out to be the real deal; Harry witnesses her make two real predictions during his time at Hogwarts.

Pomona Sprout

Question 35 of 57

Harry hasn't had the best experience with his Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, but in Year 3, he finally gets one who really knows his stuff. Who is he?

Professor Lockhart

Professor Lupin

Shabby part-werewolf R.J. Lupin lands the job of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's third year. He teaches Harry to fend off Dementors with a Patronus charm.

Professor Grubbly-Plank

Question 36 of 57

Name both the Wizarding prison and the foul creatures who guard it.

Azkaban is guarded by Dementors.

Azkaban, the Wizarding prison, is guarded by Dementors, creatures who drain peace, hope and happiness out of the air around them. In a 2000 interview with The Times UK, Author J.K. Rowling revealed that the Dementors embody her own experience with depression.

Absolom is guarded by Dementors.

Azkaban is guarded by Deluminators.

Question 37 of 57

In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (Book 4), Harry gets to spend part of his summer vacation with Ron because Ron's dad has managed to get them tickets to what major Wizarding event?

The Triwizard Tournament

International Exhibition of Thick-Bottomed Cauldrons

The Quidditch World Cup

The Ministry of Magic spent at least a year magically constructing a stadium for the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup.

Question 38 of 57

Harry finds himself infatuated with a girl for the first time in Book 4. What Quidditch position did Cho Chang play?

Seeker

Cho Chang was a year older than Harry and played Seeker for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. Cedric Diggory asked her to the Yule Ball before Harry could work up the nerve, and to Harry's dismay, Cho then became Cedric's girlfriend.

Beater

Keeper

Question 39 of 57

In Book 4, Harry received much unwanted attention from which Daily Prophet reporter?

Rita Skeeter

The enchantingly nasty Rita Skeeter used her talents as an unregistered animagus to spy on Harry and obtain information she needed to write a series of exposés during the Triwizard Tournament.

Barnabas Cuffe

Gilderoy Lockhart

Question 40 of 57

As bad as the Avada Kevadra (killing) curse is, the Cruciatus curse can be equally devastating, as Harry learns when he hears how Bellatrix Lestrange tortured Neville Longbottom's parents. What happened to the Longbottoms?

They were driven insane and now live in a locked ward at St. Mungo's.

Bellatrix Lestrange and other Death Eaters subjected Frank and Alice Longbottom to the Cruciatus curse in an attempt to force them to divulge information about Voldemort's whereabouts. The torture drove them insane.

They became Death Eaters.

They died, leaving Neville to be raised by his grandmother.

Question 41 of 57

How did Harry learn about the fate of Neville's parents?

Hermione put two and two together and told Harry.

He overheard Neville talking in his sleep.

He saw the trial of Bartemious Crouch and the Lestranges in Dumbledore's Pensieve.

In Dumbledore's office, Harry noticed a silvery glimmer from Dumbledore's Pensieve. His curiosity got the best of him and, before he knew it, he was witnessing Dumbledore's memory of the trial of the Longbottom's torturers.

Question 42 of 57

Harry witnessed Voldemort's return at the end of Book 4. How did the Dark Lord get his body back?

He stole the sorcerer's stone and used it to conjure a corporeal form.

He reanimated his old body by possessing the corpse of James Potter.

He used a potion of his own invention to restore himself to his mortal form.

Voldemort concocted a potion of his own invention to return himself to physical form. It contained unicorn blood, his father's bone, Harry's blood and Peter Pettigrew's flesh.

Question 43 of 57

Which horse-like creatures pull the school carriages at Hogwarts?

Thestrals

Thestrals, carnivorous, winged horse-like creatures invisible except to those who have seen death, pull the school carriages.

Centaurs

Hippogriffs

Question 44 of 57

When Harry meets Luna Lovegood for the first time, which publication is she reading?

The Daily Prophet

The Quibbler

The Quibbler, which is known for publishing wild conspiracy theories, is published by Luna Lovegood's father, Xenophilius Lovegood.

Which Broomstick

Question 45 of 57

Fred and George Weasley's life ambition was to open a joke shop. By Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts, they'd already invented which of these novelty items?

Fred and George Weasley may not have put much effort into schoolwork, but they had a positive genius for inventing novelty items, including canary creams, ton-tongue toffees, skiving snackboxes, extendable ears and much more!

canary creams, fizzing whizzbees, skiving snackboxes and trick wands

trick wands, skiving snackboxes, ton-tongue toffee and sneakoscopes

Question 46 of 57

Hogwarts gets its worst-ever Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (Book 5). Who was it?

Dolores Umbridge

When Dumbledore couldn't find anyone to fill the position, the Ministry passed a decree giving itself the authority to appoint someone. Dolores Jane Umbridge refused to teach practical defense and only taught theory.

Quirinus Quirrell

Severus Snape

Question 47 of 57

Since Umbridge wouldn't allow students to actually practice spells, Hermione convinced Harry to start a secret Defence Against the Dark Arts society. What was it called, and where were meetings held?

Defense Association, "D.A. for short." Meetings were held in the Room of Requirement.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts League met in the Come-and-Go room.

Dumbledore's Army met in the Room of Requirement.

Dumbledore's Army trained secretly in the Room of Requirement, right under Umbridge's nose!

Question 48 of 57

At the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (Book 6), we meet a new Hogwarts professor. Who was he?

Slughorn

Corpulent social climber Horace Slughorn replaced Severus Snape as Potion's Master at Hogwarts after Snape accepted the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Umbridge

Moody

Question 49 of 57

In Book 6, we learn about Horcruxes, objects that contain a fragment of a Dark Wizard's soul. What are the 7 Horcruxes that Voldemort created?

What does Dumbledore do in Book 6 to equip Harry with the tools he needs to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes?

He bequeaths him the sword of Gryffindor.

He teaches him Horcruxio, the secret spell for destroying Horcruxes.

He takes him through the Pensieve to show him his memories of Voldemort's past.

Though Harry can't understand how it will possibly help, he eagerly accompanies Dumbledore through the Pensieve into a variety of memories concerning Tom Riddle (Lord Voldemort).

Question 51 of 57

On the school train in Book 6, Draco Malfoy hints that his dark aspirations involve much more than schoolboy pranks. What has the Dark Lord asked him to do?

join the Death Eaters

murder Albus Dumbledore

both of the above

Much to the dismay of Draco's mother, Lord Voldemort makes Draco a Death Eater and tasks him with the responsibility of murdering Albus Dumbledore.

Question 52 of 57

What magical object must Draco Malfoy repair in order to carry out his instructions from Voldemort?

Slytherin's locket

Vanishing Cabinet

Peeves damages an "extremely valuable" Vanishing Cabinet in Harry's second year. Draco hatches a plan to repair it and to use it and its twin at Borgin and Burkes to sneak Death Eaters into Hogwarts.

The Room of Requirement

Question 53 of 57

Who is the Half-Blood Prince?

Severus Snape

When Severus Snape was at Hogwarts, he signed his potions book with the nickname "Half-Blood Prince." Snape was a half-blood, and his witch mother's surname was "Prince."

Horace Slughorn

Albus Dumbledore

Question 54 of 57

Dumbledore also makes bequests to Harry and Ron in Book 7. What were these?

A Deluminator, Gryffindor's sword and the first golden snitch Harry ever caught

Dumbledore left his Deluminator to Ron "in the hope that he will remember me when he uses it." To Harry, he left the sword of Gryffindor and the first snitch Harry had ever caught, which concealed the resurrection stone, one of the Deathly Hallows.

Gryffindor's sword, a put-outer and the Pensieve

An invisibility cloak, a Deluminator and Gryffindor's sword

Question 55 of 57

What are the three Deathly Hallows?

Invisibility cloak, elder wand and polyjuice potion

elder wand, Horcrux and resurrection stone

resurrection stone, invisibility cloak and elder wand

Harry thinks that if he can unite the Deathly Hallows (the invisibility cloak, the elder wand and the resurrection stone), he might survive a confrontation with Voldemort.

Question 56 of 57

Harry's best friend is Ron Weasley, who comes from a large Wizarding family. Over the years, Harry gets to know all of the Weasley kids pretty well. Which Weasley sibling dies in the Battle of Hogwarts?

George

Percy

Fred

Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny are the children of Arthur and Molly Weasley. In Book 7, George loses an ear, and his twin Fred actually dies during the Battle of Hogwarts. The rest of the family escapes unscathed, at least physically.

Question 57 of 57

Severus Snape is a Death Eater. Is he also a bad guy?

Snape became a murderer and a double agent in the name of love. He's complicated, but ultimately good.

Severus Snape is the ultimate anti-hero. He does terrible things, but his love for Lily Potter never wavers. Harry names his middle son Albus Severus in honor of Snape's sacrifice.

A superb Occlumens, Snape plays Dumbledore like a fiddle. He's rotten to the core.